Ridgeway Civil War Research Center A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Plates and Buckles
	by Harry Ridgeway

Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-148-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate oval, FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION Confederate oval, CS oval, regulation style, Mullinax illustrations 144 to 147. Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-148-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Details click: http://relicman.com/plates/Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-144-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION.html

P3267 ### F1267 Oval CS bucklePlate measures 54mm X 84mm approximately, it is impossible to get meaningful measurements of hand cut oval buckles.Editor note: This buckle was submitted to me for evaluation. The owner was highly suspicious he had gotten duped, and I am sorry to say his instincts are correct. This has been aged with a sulfur compound, I think, somebody probably did poke a real bayonet through it, but that is as close as this piece of junk is going to get to anything authentic. I think this was meant to be a copy of the Breckinridge, but the stamping is so weak it could be almost anything, except it is not anything that is real. Research Center: Plate7399-Confederate-Oval-148-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . P3267 F1267 Picture only submitted.

P2625 ### Hanover Brass repro: CS oval belt plate. This is an example of Hanover Brass commercial grade reproduction, the plate has been produced in quantity, sold to the living history market, and is generally readily available. The product has also been used as feedstock for fakes, with chemical aging and other alterations. Gary Williams has provided the following pictures and explanation: Photo # CSGP16 Plate 147 Solid Cast (Regulation) CS Oval Belt Plate. 52 x 82mm. This is a sand cast copy of the die-struck regulation pattern. These were found in the Western theater sites. GW stamped in the back. My copy has a smooth face because of the fine sand I use to cast with where the original has a sand cast look. Also my plate will be 2mm smaller. Find yourself a casting flaw. Research Center: Plate7299-Confederate-Rectangle-000-FAKE-FANTASY-REPRODUCTION . Photo # CSGP16 civilwarfakes com

This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.

Most information on this page is from:
Plates and Buckles of the American Military 1795 - 1874, by Sydney C. Kerksis.
Confederate Belt Buckles & Plates, by Steve E Mullinax.
American Military Belt Plates, by Michael J. O'Donnell & J.Duncan Campbell.

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